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WorksheetsInside Earth
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 7mins
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Class
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1.
The transfer of energy through space is called...
a)
Convection
b)
Radiation
c)
Subduction
d)
Conduction
2.
Holes drilled several kilometers into Earth's crust provide direct evidence about Earth's interior in the form of
a)
Liquid iron
b)
Volcanic Eruptions
c)
Seismic waves
d)
Rock Samples
3.
The Earth's inner core is
a)
a layer of hot rock
b)
a dense ball of solid metal
c)
a layer of molten metal
d)
part of Earth's outer skin
4.
Energy moving from the pot to you hand represents
a)
subduction
b)
indirect evidence
c)
heat transfer
d)
magnetic energy
5.
Most geologists think that the movement of Earth's plates is caused by
a)
Earth's magnetic field
b)
conduction
c)
earthquakes
d)
convection currents in the mantle
6.
Using data from seismic waves, geologists have learned that Earth's interior is made up of several
a)
trenches
b)
ridges
c)
continents
d)
layers
7.
The name of the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago is called
a)
Wegener
b)
Pangaea
c)
Continental Crust
d)
Michael
8.
Heat transfer within a fluid takes place by
a)
conduction
b)
density
c)
convection currents
d)
radiation
9.
The Earth's mantle is
a)
a layer of molten metal
b)
a layer of hot rock
c)
a dense ball of solid metal
d)
forms the Earth's crust
10.
What technology did scientists use to map the mid-ocean ridge on the bottom of the ocean?
a)
submarines
b)
satellites
c)
deep-sea diving
d)
sonar
11.
What is the correct order of Earth's layers? Starting from surface
a)
Crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
b)
outer core, inner core, crust, mantle
c)
crust, outer core, inner core, mantle
d)
mantle, outer core, inner core, crust
12.
When the heat source is removed from a fluid, convection currents in the fluid will
a)
change direction
b)
continue forever
c)
speed up
d)
eventually stop
13.
Most geologists rejected Wegener's idea of continental drift because Wegener
a)
scared them with his ideas
b)
used different types of evidence to support his theory
c)
was interested in Earth millions of years ago
d)
could not identify a force that could move the continents
14.
According to Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift,
a)
the continents were once joined together in a single landmass
b)
Earth is slowly cooling shrinking
c)
Earth's surface is made up of 7 major landmasses
d)
the continents do not move
15.
The Earth's solid inner core is surrounded by the hot, molten metal of which layer?
a)
Mantle
b)
Outer Core
c)
Crust
d)
Lithosphere
16.
The athenosphere is part of which layer?
a)
Inner core
b)
Outer Core
c)
Mantle
d)
Crust
17.
In which layer would you expect pressure to be the greatest?
a)
Outer core
b)
Mantle
c)
Crust
d)
Inner core
18.
Which layer of Earth is made up partly of crust and partly of mantle material?
a)
Asthenosphere
b)
Continental Crust
c)
Lithosphere
d)
Oceanic Crust
19.
What type of indirect evidence helps describe the structure inside the Earth?
a)
Rock samples
b)
Atmospheric data
c)
Seismic waves
d)
Volcanic activity
20.
Who is your favorite teacher?
a)
Mr. Korn
b)
Mr. Schwind
c)
Ms. McCafferty/ Jelstrom
d)
Ms. Coffey
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